Corn-harvester



(No Model.) C E DETLING 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

CORN HARVESTER.

No. 569,549. Patented Oct. 13, 1896.

Wilryesses (No Mo-del.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

C: E. DETLING.

GURN HARVESTER.

Patented Oct. 13, *1896.

Tins co. PHcfoLrmalwAsHmcvoN n c UNITED STATES `PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES EDVARD DETLING, OF ANSONIA, OHIO.

CORN-HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,549, dated October13, 1896.

Application iiled November 29,1895. Serial No. 570,485' (No model.)

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.Be it known that I, CHARLEs EDWARD DET- LING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Ansonia, in the county of Darke and State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful Corn- Harvester, of which the following'is a speci- `fication.

This invention relates to corn-harvesters, and aims to provide a machinefor cutting three rows of stalks at a time and carrying a sufficientnumber to form a shock of required size, and to provide means forconveniently and quickly depositing the shock upon the ground after thesame has been formed and bound.

The improvement consists in certain details of construction, novelfeatures, and peculiar combinations of the parts which hereinafter willbe more particularly described, illustrated, and claimed, and for a fullunderstanding of the merits and advantages of the invention reference isto be had to the accompanying drawings and the following description.

The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form,proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and to afull disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of amachine constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation thereof, parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a rear elevationshowing the supporting-bar for the rear ends of the slats elevated bydotted lines. Fig. a is a detail view in section of the means forraising and lowering the rear groundwheels. Fig. 5 is a detail view ofone of the crank-shafts to which the slats are attached. Fig. 6 is adetail view of the swiveled block to which the Slat-supporting bar isattached. Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the front portion of the machine,parts being broken away. Fig. 8 is a detail View showing the manner ofconnecting the crank-shafts in series.

Similar reference-numerals denote corresponding and like parts in allthe iigures of the drawings.

The framework comprises longitudinal beams 1 and 2, a front cross-beam3, and parallel cross-beams a and 5 in the rear of the cross-beam 3, theseveral cross-beams 3, 4, and 5 being connected at their ends to thelongitudinal beams in such a manner as to provide a substantial framefor supporting the operating parts. Short beams 6 extend parallel withthe longitudinal beams and are spaced therefrom a sufficient distance toadmit of the free workings of the groundwheels 7. Vertically-disposedplates or castings S are secured to the longitudinal beams and the beams6, and are formed with openings 9 in transverse alinement, and whichreceive the pins 10, upon which the groundwheels 7 are mounted. Byadjusting the pins 10 to any one of the series of openings 9 the rearend of the frame can be adjusted vertically, as will be readilyunderstood.

The front end of the frame is mounted upon pilot or caster wheels 11,whose shanks 12 are journaled in the forwardly-extending portions ofbrackets 1.3, secured to the front end of the frame, and thesecaster-wheels are adjustably connected with the brackets to admit of thefront end of the frame being ad` justed vertically, so as to cut thestalks at the required distance above the ground. To attain this result,the Shanks 12 are provided with a series of openings and are suppliedwith collars 14 and pins 15, and the forwardlyextending portions of thebrackets 13 are held between the said collars 14 and pins 15, as will bereadily comprehended.

The doubletree 16 has connection with a block 17, secured at its ends tothe crossbeams 3 and i, and short chains 1S have connection with theends of the doubletree and pass through openings in the cross-beam 3,and are provided at their front ends with singletrees 19, to which thehorses or team are attached in the usual Way for drawing the machineover the field.

Similar triangular-shaped wings 2O have connection with the longitudinalbeams and are located in the angles formed between the longitudinalbeams and the front ends of the short beams 6, the latter buttingagainst the rear ends of the wings 2O and bracing them against thestrain incident to the cutting of the stalks. Blades 21 are attached tothe outer or front inclined edges of the wings and IOO project beyondthe latter a suiiicient distance to perform the work in an effectivemanner. The win gs 20 are hinged at their inner sides to thelongitudinal beams, so as to be turned into a vertical position orfolded when the machine is not in use oris being moved from one place toanother. A third wing 22 is hinged to the cross-beam 3 at a centralpoint, and its front edge inclines rearwardly and to the right and isprovided with a blade 23 for cutting the middle or intermediate row ofstalks.

A series of crank-shafts 24 are disposed in parallelism and arejournaled in the crossbeams 4 and 5, the crank portions operating in thespace formed between the said crossbeams 4 and 5 and being connected inseries by means of 'a bar 25, so that upon operating the latter all thecrank-shafts will be simultaneously moved and in the same direction. Forconvenience in operating the bar 25 a lever 26 is provided and isfulcrumed upon a block ILattach-ed to the cross-beam 4, and is connectedwith the bar 25 by means of a link 2S. This lever issupplied with theusual hand-latch 29, which is adapted to en gage with the toothedsegment 30, provided on the block 27, so as to hold the Acrank-shafts inthe required adjusted position. The rear jonrnais of thecrank-shaftsare'extended beyond the cross-beam 5 and are iiattened, asshown at 3l, and these flattened Shanks 3l have the front ends of aseries of slats 32 fastened thereto either by bolts, rivets, or in anydesired manner. p

The slats -32 are of such a width that their longitudinal 'edges willtouch when the slats are turned into a horizontal position, therebyforming a platform for sustaining the shock d uringits formation.Journals are form ed at the rear ends of the slats 32 and obtain abearing in notches 34 of a supporting-bar 35, located at the rear end ofthe frame, and supported at one end in a notch 3G in the top side of thebeam l and at its opposite end b y means of a swiveled block 37, havingconnection with the right-hand portion of the frame in any of the usualways, so as to admit of the block 37 turning to bring the bar 35 into avertical position when required. The supporting-bar 35 is formed at itsends with cranks 38, which obtain bea-rings in the notch 3G and theblock 37. Hence upon turning the bar 35 upon the crank-arms 38 itshorizontal portion will be withdrawn from engagement with the journals33 and thereby release the rear ends of the slats and admit of the block37 being turned so as to bring the bar 35 into an upright position andout of the path of the shock, to be deposited upon the ground. Theright-hand end of the snpporting-bar is provided with a lever 39, toadmit of the bar being conveniently and readily turned upon itscrank-arms, and this lever 39 is supplied with the ordinary hand-` latch40, which is adapted to engage 'with a toothed segment 4l, formed uponthe adjacent side of the block 37, so as to hold the bar 35 in anydesired position.

For convenience of turning the block 37 upon its journal, so as to bringthe bar 35 into an upright position, a drum 42 is located at the rearright-hand corner of the frame and is mounted in standards 43, and achain or cable 44 has connection at one end with the drum 42 and at itslower end with the swiveled block 37, so that upon winding the chain orcable upon the drum the block 37 will be turned and the desired resultattained. The drum is rotated by the usual crank 45 and is held fromturning back by the ordinary ratchet and pawl 4G, as will be readilyunderstood.

An arm 47 extends horizontally and longitudinally over the platformprovided by the series of sla-ts 32 and is pivoted at its front end to apost 48, and is supported in an approximately horizontal position bymeans of a pin 49, passing through one of a series of openings 50 in thebranches of a post 5l, located in the rear of the post 43. A cross-armor pin 52 is located near the rear end of the arm 47 and is intended tosupport the shock during its formation.

A temporary holder or support is located immediately in the rear of theright-hand wing 20, and consists of a post 53 and a plate 54, secured tothe upper end of the post and notched in its front edge, so as toreceive and support an armful of stalks while the right-hand man isattending to the operation of the lever 39 and the drum 42.

To the successful operation of the machine it is necessary that a man orattendant be provided for each of the three wings 20 and 22, and as themachine is drawn over the ield each gathers the stalks cut by therespective blades or cutting mechanism, and after an armful of stalkshas been gathered by each the machine'is stopped and the attendantsdeposit the same upon the platform and against the arm 47 and the pin52, after which the machine is again started until a second armful isgathered by each, when the opera- -tion of placing the stalks upon theplatform is repeated. The machine is started a vthird time, and aftereach man or attendant has gathered a third armful the operat-ion ofplacing the same upon the platform'is repeated and the machine isbrought to a standstill. By this time a sufficient quantity of stalkshas accumulated upon the platform to form a shock, which latter isvbound in the usual way. The left-hand man nowdraws the pin 52, and theforward man removes the pin 49 and operates the lever 26 so as toturnthe slats 32 to bring their iiat sides in a vertical direction, andthe right-hand man operates the lever 39 to withdraw the supporting-bar35 from engagement with the journals 33 and rotates the drum 42 so as toelevate the said bar 35 and withdraw it from the path of the shock. Theteam is now started andthe slats will be withdrawn from engagement withthe IOO shock, leaving the latter standing upon the ground. The reverseof the operation just described will bring the parts into a normal orWorking position, when the machine will be in readiness to repeat theoperation just described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. In acorn-harvester, the combination of longitudinal beams, slats extendingparallel With the beams and forming a platform between them, meansconnected with the front ends of the slats for simultaneously turningthem either into a vertical or horizontal position, a bar for supportingthe rear ends of the slats and having crank-arms at its ends, one of thecrank-arms being held in a notch in a longitudinal beam, and a blockforming a bearing for the other crank-arm and jour naled to the oppositelongitudinal beam, whereby the supporting-bar can turn upon itscrank-arms to free the rear ends of the slats and can move with the saidblock to a vertical position, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. In a corn-harvester,tl1e combination with a series of slats forming aplatform, and means for turning the slats into a horizontal or avertical position, of a supporting-bar for sustaining the slats at oneend and having crankterminals, a block forming a bearing for one of thecrank-terminals, and a lever secured to the terminal of thesupporting-bar journaled in the block, and having a hand-latch to engagewith a toothed segment to secure the supporting-bar in the locatedposition,

substantially as set forth.

3. In a corn-harvester,the combination with longitudinal beams, slatsforming a platform between the beams, and means connected With the frontends of the slats to turn them into a horizontal or a vertical position,of a supporting-bar having crank-arms at its ends and adapted to engageWith the rear ends of the slats, one of the crank-arms entering a notchin a longitudinal beam, a block jour-v naled to the oppositelongitudinal beam and receiving the other crank-arm, a lever secured tothe latter crank-arm and having a hand-latch to engage With a `notchedsegment of the block, a drum, and a chain or cable connecting the drumwith the block for turning the supporting-bar into a vertical position,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES EDXVARD DETLING.

Vitnesses:

WM. YocKEY, J. N. RrEGEL.

